Cost of hatchling turtles' dash for freedom
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Dec 12, 2008 |
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A newly hatched sea turtle's first swim is the most critical of its life. Having run the gauntlet of air and land predators to make it to the sea, the tiny voyager must also evade hungry fish patrolling the ...
Malaria Journal supplement evaluates steps toward elimination
Dec 12, 2008 |
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There are hurdles to clear before malaria elimination can be achieved. A supplement published in Malaria Journal features a series of articles reviewing the many aspects of the research agenda for global malaria elimination.
Researcher finds most triple-negative breast cancers express muc-1 target
Dec 12, 2008 |
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Research out of the Ireland Cancer Center of University Hospitals Case Medical Center has found that the vast majority of triple negative breast cancers express the MUC-1 target. This first-of-its-kind finding, presented ...
Researcher finds correlation between childhood obesity and asthma
Dec 12, 2008 |
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A Kansas State University graduate student has found a correlation between childhood obesity and asthma. Sara Rosenkranz, doctoral student in human nutrition, Manhattan, conducted research that found that healthy children ...
Inexperienced prostitutes most at risk of sexual infections
Dec 12, 2008 |
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Less experienced prostitutes are more likely to have sexually transmitted infections (STIs). A study of more than a thousand female sex workers in Cambodia, reported in the open access journal BMC Infectious Diseases, has sh ...
Once upon a time, scales were displayed in parlors, not hidden in bathrooms
Dec 12, 2008 |
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Stepping onto a scale after a calorie-filled holiday season isn't an activity many 21st-century Americans relish.
Early stage, HER2-positive breast cancer patients at increased risk of recurrence
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Early-stage breast cancer patients with HER2 positive tumors one centimeter or smaller are at significant risk of recurrence of their disease, compared to those with early-stage disease who do not express the aggressive protein, ...
Flame retardants prove ineffective on fresh-cut Christmas trees
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This Christmas season, think twice about spending money on a commercial flame retardant for your Christmas tree. The good, old-fashioned method—keeping your tree in a container of fresh water—is probably all you need to keep ...
